Unbounded Resource Access
- Category
- Excessive Agency
- Confidence
- 75% confidence
- Finding
Skill allows unbounded resource consumption (API calls, storage, compute). Without rate limits or quotas, a compromised or misbehaving agent can cause denial-of-service or cost overruns.
- Content
md ## Handle gaps without fabricating continuity Treat null/absent data as unknown; empty search results can mean identity, coverage or permission gaps. Distinguish transport failure, rate limiting, authentication, exhausted credits, stale timestamps and genuine zero values. On 401/403 stop and resolve access. On 429 honor a bounded Retry-After/backoff policy within the task budget; do not retry indefinitely or switch to paid access automatically. Retain the previous observation only with its original timestamp and an explicit stale label. If data freshness, identity or methodology cannot support the requested decision, return the usable evidence and the unresolved requirement. Hand off execution to the user's existing workflow only after it has an actual quote/state check and the required authority.
